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June 9, 2012

the CAA’s on Twitter!

Tweet, tweet …

Although I try to include some CAA info and carriage- and driving-related news in my tweets, my Twitter account has become a bit more “mine” than I originally envisioned it being.

And so I thought it was time for the Carriage Association to have its own Twitter page! Here, I’ll include more news from, or specifically related to, the CAA, carriages, carriage-driving, etc. My own three most-recent tweets will still appear on this page, but if you’re interested in up-to-the-minute news from the CAA office and the larger carriage-driving world, I hope you’ll visit the CAA’s new page and/or follow the CAA on Twitter!

June 6, 2012

summer

This is rather off topic, but I heard that Ray Bradbury passed away this morning.

He, of course, is best known for science fiction and fantasy stories and novels. But my favorite of his works is neither of these. It is, instead, an exquisitely beautiful evocation of childhood and summer.

Have you read Dandelion Wine? If not, I recommend it.

June 5, 2012

and even more Jubilee!

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If, like me, you didn’t get a chance to watch the Jubilee procession of horses and carriages through London on TV (with the Queen in an open carriage, despite the chilly weather), here’s what I’ve found:

Click here to read the “live” updates of the day’s events (and see photos) from staff of the British newspaper The Telegraph. (To read it as it happened, you’ll want to scroll to the bottom and work your way back up.)

And for a beautiful slide show of photos from the Queen’s carriage procession to Buckingham Palace, click here.

June 4, 2012

more Jubilee!

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Quite a few of my friends, co-workers, and people I follow on Twitter are either British or Anglophiles. So I’ve been hearing, seeing, and reading quite a lot about this Jubilee weekend: its parties, processions, concerts, and events, even the weather (yesterday’s looked miserable, cold and wet).

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the horse-and-carriage procession through London is scheduled for tomorrow. If the weather improves, the Queen will ride in an open carriage. By tomorrow morning here, the horses and carriages will have already processed, so I’ll find some photos and videos to post.

Yesterday was the Thames procession, with the royal barge and more than a thousand other vessels on the river, and mobs of spectators along the banks. Click here for the story, a couple of wonderful photos, and a really lovely video of highlights from the procession (turn up the volume on your computer to hear the music, the cheering crowds, the bells, and the fireworks!).

June 3, 2012

Jubilee!

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Are you ready for a celebration?

Here’s a short article on the carriage-related portion of the official Jubilee weekend (tomorrow through Tuesday), from Britain’s Telegraph newspaper:

Royal Horses, Cars, and Carriages at the Ready for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Procession

During the Diamond Jubilee weekend, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will take part in a carriage procession [on Tuesday, June 5] from Westminster Hall to Buckingham Palace, where the route is expected to be lined with thousands of spectators. If the weather is dry, they will travel in an open-topped 1902 state Landau carriage, which is looked after by Head Coachman Mark Hargreaves in the Royal Mews in Buckingham Palace. “Because this is a special occasion and it’s the right time of year, it’s perfect conditions for having an open carriage so that we can all see the Queen,” Mr. Hargreaves said. Also taking part in the carriage procession will be the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry. The procession will also be accompanied with a Sovereign’s Escort of horses and military personnel. The spectacle will be part of a series of Diamond Jubilee events on June 5, starting with a St. Paul’s Cathedral service of thanksgiving and ending with the Royal Family gathering on Buckingham Palace’s balcony.

For the Telegraph’s full timetable of the weekend’s events, click here.

And to watch a wonderful video on the horse-drawn and motorized vehicles in Tuesday’s procession, click here.

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